Teams Ups for Sale.

[MarleyWasp]

I worked that out.

And I do have a spreadsheet for Wasps... (Anything to avoid having to do work)

[Neils]

I worked that out.

And I do have a spreadsheet for Wasps... (Anything to avoid having to do work)

Ah saw it earlier on BB commentary but missed your name. Apologies. Good work.

[Heathen]

Very happy with that team. Another rising star in Atkinson. We have riches with our younger players. Organic growth is always the best option for stability.

#COYW

[MarleyWasp]

Our players who featured on Friday and are in the squad for tomorrow are:

Cardall - 76 minutes
Cruse - 64
Mills - 79
Minozzi - 1
JTA - 40
Umaga - 28
Vailanu - 22
Vellacott - 77
West - 24

[DGP Wasp]

Wow, these come thick and fast don't they?

Worried about some of the guys' legs. Cruse put a big shift in on Friday, J TA has done a fair bit too. I worry about our bench, it won us the game on Friday, but Mills has featured quit a lot and Vellacott looked absoltuetly done about 10 minutes before he was replaced Friday night. Worried we don't have as much oomph.

Sale have picked a clear 2nd choice team, but they're big and they'll be hungry, having seen the first choice team and supposed "stars" fail to deliver

Think Sale's bench will have more of an issue with tiredness than Wasps.  JL du Preez and Jono Ross have played all but a few minutes of both recent games; Oosthuizen and Faf have each played about 55-65 minutes in each of the previous 2 games and Sam James played the full 80 on Friday night.

Among their starters, Solomona played 3/4 of the match on Friday, and D du Preez has put in about 60 minutes twice already.  9 of their starters in all have had some involvement in both games.  While in Wasps' starting XV, only Minozzi, Umaga and JTA played any part on Friday.

I know where I'd rather be!

[Rossm]

From BB.

Numbers game for Wasps

None of Wasps’ starting XV to face Sale Sharks started against Worcester in their last game, also on Friday night.

Jeff Toomaga-Allen, who starts against Sale, played 40 minutes from the bench. Another starter vs Sale, Jacob Umaga played 28 minutes.

On the bench tomorrow, hooker Tom Cruse played 63 minutes in two different spells against Worcester, Sione Vailanu and Tom West clocked up 22 minutes.

Starter against Sale Matteo Minozzi came off the bench for a single minute against Worcester.

12:23

[Neils]

Weather looking dreadful for tomorrow.

[Shugs]

Hope Oosthuizen gets some game time for them. He's been dreadful in their first two games.

[Heathen]

A stat worth noting is that Sale have the best defence in the league. Only conceded 25 tries.

[Hymenoptera]

But a staggering penalty count, so you beat them by kicking goals instead.

[Hymenoptera]

So what do we take from the fact that Sops has dropped out of the 23 for what looks like an 18yr old? injury, form, rotation..

[Shugs]

Difficult to say. Mainly rotation I'd have thought. He's done ok so far since the resumption.

[Raggs]

Maybe sore.

[JonnyD]

So what do we take from the fact that Sops has dropped out of the 23 for what looks like an 18yr old? injury, form, rotation..

Exactly what I was thinking arriving a bit late to this team selection.
Great news for Atkinson but can’t be doing much for the confidence in Lima.

[BdeB]

With Minozzi playing in each of the 1st 3 games. Lima will be the starting fullback next game.